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Comparative high performance sport models

Winston Wing Hong To, The University of Western Ontario
Peter Smolianov, Salem State University
Darwin Semotiuk, The University of Western Ontario

Abstract

This chapter discusses different models that have been used to compare high performance sport (HPS) systems. It includes case studies covering the USSR and Post-Soviet Russian HPS systems, the Canadian HPS system, and the US HPS system. The chapter includes a comparison of these case studies.

Learning Outcomes: Identify various approaches to comparing high performance sport systems (HPS); Define strengths and limitations of various approaches to comparing HPS ; Profile HPS systems in the former USSR and current Russia, USA, and Canada; Discuss the challenges the above countries face and their international sporting performance in the future.

Suggested Citation

Winston Wing Hong To, Peter Smolianov, and Darwin Semotiuk. "Comparative high performance sport models" Managing High Performance Sport. Ed. Popi Sotiriadou, Veerle De Bosscher. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2012.